‘Just war’ no more? What did Pope Francis say, and what does it mean?

A Pillar explainer

Pope Francis with UN peacekeeping soldiers. Credit: Sylvia Loking / Alamy Stock Photo

In a statement from the Holy See press office on Wednesday, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis had spoken with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, who has previously appeared to lend his support to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

According to the Vatican, during the video …